novelraw Chapter 78
Chapter 78
Chapter 78 After lunch, Wen Yufeng drove with Qin Qing and dropped Zuo Anke off at her home.
Before getting out of the car, Zuo Anke turned back to the two people in the front seats and said, “Summer vacation is approaching, and the alumni reunion for Yishi this year should be held soon. Will you two excellent seniors consider going back to visit?”
“Alumni reunion?” Qin Qing, looking confused, obviously wasn’t familiar with the term.
Wen Yufeng calmly replied from the driver’s seat, “If the timing is right, I’ll go with her.”
“Tut tut tut… I heard there were several invitations before that were all rejected by Senior Wen. This time, it’s quite clear what the purpose is.”
Zuo Anke gave a knowing look between the two.
“Lawyer Zuo.” Qin Qing’s tone was gentle.
“Hey, don’t threaten me. Fine, I won’t disturb you anymore. See you another day!”
Zuo Anke waved with a smile and turned to enter the building.
After watching Zuo Anke go inside, Qin Qing also returned to the car.
Wen Yufeng leaned over and fastened her seatbelt.
The distance was so close that Qin Qing could almost count his fine eyelashes.
She turned her face slightly, feeling her cheeks warm.
“Yesterday… There were two things I forgot to mention to you.”
Wen Yufeng paused in the middle of starting the car, withdrew his hand, and placed it on the steering wheel, his long fingers tensing slightly.
“What things?”
Hearing Wen Yufeng’s slightly serious voice and seeing his somewhat wary expression, Qin Qing couldn’t help but be stunned for a moment, then she chuckled softly.
“It’s not that serious. Can we talk while you drive?”
“Is it related to you?”
Qin Qing thought for a moment and nodded.
Wen Yufeng tapped his fingers lightly on the steering wheel, then turned his face to look at Qin Qing, his dark eyes deep.
“In the interest of our safety, it’s better if we wait until you’re finished before we leave.”
“Ah?”
“Even if you’re not worried, I’m worried that if I get too excited after hearing what you have to say, I might drive the car into the guardrail.”
Qin Qing: “……”
“So, what exactly is it?” Wen Yufeng unfastened his seatbelt, turned his upper body fully toward Qin Qing, “Tell me.”
“……”
Feeling an inexplicable sense of pressure, Qin Qing hesitated.
After a couple of seconds, she finally spoke, “The first thing is that tomorrow I’m leaving Qingcheng and going back—”
Before she could finish, she felt Wen Yufeng’s gaze suddenly intensify.
“……” Qin Qing silently shrank back.
Seeing her reaction, Wen Yufeng sighed and lowered his eyes.
“You should be glad we’re in a parked car. Otherwise, we might have already crashed into the guardrail.”
Qin Qing: “…………”
—So, this person’s driving skills are that frightening?
“Go on.”
“My final defense for my master’s thesis is scheduled for next Monday, so I need to go back to school to prepare.”
“How long?”
“……Two weeks?”
“That’s a long time.”
“…………”
Qin Qing looked at Wen Yufeng with an extremely innocent expression.
“And you’re telling me this only now, even though you’re leaving tomorrow.”
“……” Qin Qing felt guilty for a second, “But we just reconciled yesterday.”
Wen Yufeng: “……”
“And you didn’t tell me last night either.”
Qin Qing was silent for a moment: “I forgot.”
Seeing the girl’s obedient appearance, Wen Yufeng’s eyes flickered, a trace of thought crossing his gaze.
It seemed he made a decision.
“What about the second thing?”
“……I was thinking, I’d better tell you the second thing when I get out of the car.”
“Hmm?”
“I’m afraid that if I tell you now, you’ll get distracted and drive the car over the guardrail into the moat.”
Wen Yufeng: “……”
A few minutes later, the light gray sedan drove out of Zuo Anke’s community and headed toward the main road.
After glancing at the direction, Qin Qing hesitated for two seconds:
“This doesn’t seem like the way to my home?”
“Do you have something to do this afternoon?”
Qin Qing thought for a moment and shook her head: “Nothing much.”
“Then let’s go on a date.” Wen Yufeng glanced at her, “Originally, I wanted to take it slow, but since you’re leaving for two weeks, let’s compress all the future date plans into today.”
Qin Qing: “……”
Why did she have a vague sense of foreboding?
…………
An hour later, Qin Qing stood in front of the ticket counter at the mixed martial arts arena, feeling her premonitions confirmed.
She stood frozen for a long time until Wen Yufeng, who had parked the car, came to her side.
“Let’s go, get the tickets.”
“We’re… dating here?”
Wen Yufeng’s eyelids drooped slightly as he took her hand and led her to the ticket counter—
“I thought you ‘liked’ dating here.”
Qin Qing: “……”
It might have nothing to do with that blind date with Fang Zishu… maybe she was just overthinking…
Convincing herself, Qin Qing slowly followed Wen Yufeng to the ticket counter.
“Sir.”
The ticket clerk’s eyes brightened when she saw the man in front of her.
However, when she noticed the little tail following Wen Yufeng, she reluctantly withdrew her attention. “Are you buying tickets, sir?”
“Mm, for the nearest show.”
“All right, sir. Please choose your seats.”
Wen Yufeng squinted slightly, raised his hand, and pointed at the screen. “These two.”
“All right, sir—” The ticket clerk’s smile faltered, and after a moment of hesitation, she looked up and asked, “Do you want to choose this row? There are still many seats in front for today’s show.”
“No,” Wen Yufeng’s thin lips curled slightly, his dark eyes cold,
“Just these two.”
“……” The ticket clerk felt a shiver for some unknown reason.
Then she came back to her senses, quickly responded, and began processing.
Curious about the choice, Qin Qing leaned closer and asked, “What seats did you pick?”
Wen Yufeng turned his head, looked down at Qin Qing, and said with a smile, “It’s a familiar spot—remember, this was the place you sat last time?”
“…………”
Seeing the seat numbers, Qin Qing was taken aback.
—It’s not related to the blind date?
It’s all a lie.
Qin Qing nervously followed Wen Yufeng to the “familiar” seats.
Qin Qing sat in the position she had occupied during the last visit.
After that, the audience started to enter the arena, and for a few minutes, everything was calm. Qin Qing gradually relaxed.
Then the lights in the arena dimmed, and the fighters began to prepare.
Just as Qin Qing was focusing on the octagon cage, she suddenly heard a voice beside her—
“Miss Qin, you’re not afraid of the dark, are you?”
Qin Qing: “………………”
Such a familiar line.
According to her memory, this person shouldn’t have sat next to her yet.
—So, is this what outstanding senses are used for??
Seeing that Qin Qing didn’t answer, Wen Yufeng’s eyes moved slightly.
With the audience already sparse and the back rows even more empty, Wen Yufeng supported himself on the armrests on either side of Qin Qing and leaned in.
In the darkness, his voice was husky and slightly uneasy, “Miss Qin, aren’t you going to comfort me?”
“……”
Qin Qing couldn’t stand it anymore.
Since she couldn’t see anything at the moment and felt no guilt for doing anything—
Qin Qing lifted her hand, pressed her fingertips against Wen Yufeng’s forehead, and pushed him away. “Wen Yufeng, you’re so childish. Let’s just watch the fight—”
Her words were interrupted by a kiss.
Qin Qing’s palm became damp.
Her words trailed off.
Seeing Qin Qing’s lack of response, Wen Yufeng kissed her palm again.
“……”
In the darkness, the girl finally came to her senses.
She widened her almond eyes, her ears turned red, gradually spreading to her cheeks.
Qin Qing opened her mouth, wanting to say something.
But before she could say the first word, the shadow in front of her suddenly returned to its original position, as if shocked.
Qin Qing: “??”
Sensing Qin Qing’s confusion, a hoarse voice beside her said, “When I’m with you, I always overestimate my self-control.”
…………
After the first fight ended, Wen Yufeng took Qin Qing out of the arena.
Later, she unsurprisingly received the “movie as compensation” request and further realized how resentful Wen Yufeng was in this regard.
After they spent half the afternoon on their “date,” Qin Qing could tell that Wen Yufeng’s mood was so high that it was hard for him to contain it.
As dusk approached, the two didn’t linger. Wen Yufeng drove Qin Qing back home.
When they stopped downstairs, Wen Yufeng first unfastened his seatbelt, then turned to stop Qin Qing from getting out of the car.
“Aren’t you going to tell me the second thing?”
Qin Qing was stunned for a moment before realizing.
“Oh, actually, it’s that my mom said yesterday she hopes you can come over to my house in two weeks and choose a suitable time.”
“……”
Wen Yufeng’s Adam’s apple bobbed.
Seeing this, Qin Qing couldn’t help but laugh. “Wen Yufeng, are you, you know, scared?”
“……”
Wen Yufeng didn’t speak, a trace of embarrassment and annoyance flashing in his dark eyes. Suddenly, he turned around, bent his long legs onto the seat, and used the leverage to lean forward, pressing the still-smiling girl onto the passenger seat.
Qin Qing was startled by this sudden change and hadn’t reacted yet when Wen Yufeng loomed over her.
“Wen Yufeng, you—”
“Are you scared now?”
Wen Yufeng stared into the girl’s eyes with his dark, steady gaze.
Qin Qing hesitated and slowly shook her head.
“……Then I’m not either.”
After a two-second pause, he gently kissed the corner of the girl’s lips, then, as Qin Qing remained dazed, he averted his gaze and buried his face in her neck.
With his usually calm voice carrying a hint of discomfort, his tone slightly hoarse, he muttered:
“I’m just a bit nervous.”